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Pre-K to 16 public education policy issues in Massachusetts and beyond. The Policy Minute is a project of the Center for Education Policy & Practice at the Massachusetts Teachers Association.

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BESE Meeting – Feb 27, 2018

February 21, 2018 Center for Education Policy + Practice

BESE expected to vote for new Charter school for Lawrence/Methuen/Haverhill. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is scheduled to meet Tuesday, February 27,

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2017 MCAS Results

October 21, 2017 Center for Education Policy + Practice

The 2017 MCAS results and accountability rankings are now public for both the “Next Generation” MCAS and “legacy” Grade 10 MCAS assessments. We break it

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New Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks

August 17, 2017 Center for Education Policy + Practice

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education published the final form of the updated Mathematics curriculum frameworks in late June. The 2017 frameworks were approved

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Technology and Shiny New Objects!

September 15, 2016 Center for Education Policy + Practice

The September 9, 2016 Commissioner’s Weekly Update was a virtual playground of DESE news on computer-based testing, funding opportunities and real-life networking events. Also included in

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MCAS 2.0 Vendor Announced

June 27, 2016 Center for Education Policy + Practice

What is old is new again. Measured Progress, the longtime test developer and vendor for the MCAS exam, has been selected as the vendor for

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MCAS 2.0 Development

March 18, 2016 Center for Education Policy + Practice

MCAS 2.0 is not taking the Commuter Rail to the next-generation assessment station. This train has left the building. DESE has published the Development Process

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MCAS 2.0 Bid Posting

March 18, 2016 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Do you have what it takes to develop the next-generation MCAS test? Read the press release from DESE announcing the opening of the request for responses

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